雲泥

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Chinese

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cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname
restrained; mud; paste
restrained; mud; paste; pulp
 
trad. (雲泥)
simp. (云泥)
Literally: “the clouds [in the sky] and the mud [on the earth]”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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雲泥

  1. things that are in stark contrast

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うん
Grade: 2
でい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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From (un, cloud) +‎ (dei, mud).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(うん)(でい) (undei

  1. (literary) things that are very different

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN